Pocket case



Aug. 12, l94`7. M. KAPLAN 2,425,540

PocKETcAsE Filed Nov. 8, 194e 2 sheets-sheet 1' INVENTOR MAX KAPLAN ATTORNEY Aug. 12, 1947. M. KAPLAN 2,425,540,

POCKET CASE Filed Nov. 8, 194e 2 sheets-sheet 2 lNVENTOR MAX KA PL AN BY al ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 12, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 19 Claims.

This invention relates to pocket cases, especially flat cases such as cigarette cases and vanity cases.

The primary object of the invention is to generally improve such pocket cases. They are often made with flexible, non-metallic coverings, such as fabric, leather, imitation leather, or the like. By stretching the flexible material taut over an annular or ring-like frame (which may be circular, square, rectangular, or elliptical, etc., in outline), the top and bottom of the case are given a relatively soft, yieldable surface which is pleasing to the touch.

One object of the present invention is to provide a sturdy, light weight frame for the pocket case, said frame being made of relatively thin sheet-metal parts. Still another object is to facilitate assembly of said parts during manufacture. Still another object is to provide a frame assembly having a finishing ring which is held in place solely by friction.

A further object of the invention is to provide a finishing ring which includes a narrow inside flange which bears against lining material inside the case, and which helps improve the interior appearance of the case, particularly when, as is preferably the case, the finishing ring is plated with a bright or precious metal. Still another object of the invention is to provide a finishing ring with an outside ange which is pressed flush against the covering material outside the frame, the flange of said finishing ring preferably presenting a color contrast on the outside of the case relative to the soft, flexible covering material, and preferably having a width suicient to simulate the use cf thick metal.

When the case is designed for cigarettes, the cigarettes are preferably held in position by means of elastic tapes. Some objects of the invention center about the attachment of the ends of the elastic tapes to the frame, and are to provide a neat, inconspicuous metal clip which securely anchors the end of the elastic; which is so shaped as to guard the same against excessive wear; which supports the elastic in elevated position; and which is readily secured to the frame without interfering with the assembly of the parts of the frame.

Further objects of the invention center about Y the lock for holding the case closed. The lock here disclosed is of the slide type, and in accordance with the present invention the rail on which the slider'moves is formed integrally with one finishing ring, and similarly, the lug or rib which is engaged by the slider is formed integrally with the other nishing ring, without necessitating solderingbrazing or the like.

To accomplish the foregoing general objects, and other more specific objects which will hereinafter appear, my invention resides in the pocket case elements, and their relation one to the other, as are hereinafter more particularly described in the following specification. The specification is accompanied by drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a plan View of an open cigarette case embodying features of my invention;

Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof;

Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are partially sectioned views showing the parts of one side or half of the case;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary section drawn to enlarged scale, and taken through an edge of the case, for example, at the line 8-8 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 9 is a section through the edge of the case at the lock, taken approximately at the line 9`9 of Fig. 1, but' with the case closed;

Fig. 10 is a front elevation of Vthe slider of the lock;

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary section through an edge of the case at the elastic tape, for example at the line I I-I'I of Fig. 1;

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a metal clip used to hold the end of the elastic tape; and

Fig. 13 is a section through the case at the hinge, taken, for example, at the line I3-I3 of Fig. 1, but with the case closed.

Referring to the drawing, and more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, the pocket case is here exemplified by' a cigarette case having two sides or halves I2 and I4 hingedly connected at I6. The cigarette case is rectangular, but may be square, and it will be understood that if the pocket case is used for some other purpose, as, for example, for a loose powder compact, the case may be rectangular, square, circular or elliptical, etc. With a cigarette case, the two sides I2 and I4 are substantially alike in depth, each receiving a layer of cigarettes, but it will be understoodthat with a vanity casethe two sides may, if desired,

dier substantially in depth, one side being re1- shown at 2l, a clamping ring 22 which is pressed frictionally inside the spreader ring 2U, and a finishing ring having an inside wall Z pressed frictionally within the clamping ring 22, and having a face Wall 2B coming over the clamping ring.

A feature of the present invention is that the nishing'ringhas an outside the spreader ring 20. The flange 2B presents a color contrast on the outside of the case relative tothe covering material, particularly in` View of the fact that the nishing ring is plated with a bright coating, preferably a precious metal such as silver or gold. The over-all appearancev when the case is closed is somewhat as though outside flangev 23 which is` pressed ush against the covering materi-al'at 3D 4 Y the face Wall 26, and the outside flange 28. At a portion of its free edge the latter is extended and turned upwardly to provide the rib L55 which is engaged by the detent lip @d of slider d, as is best shown in Fig. 9.

The slider itself is in the present case made of sheet metal, and is hollow. A'piece of sheet metal is dished upwardly kto form the handle portion of the slider. At the ends, the metal is turned outwardly, as indicated at 513 in Fig. 10. At the sides near each end, the metal is folded inwardly around the rail, as isindicated at 5% in Figs. 9 and l0. The detent lip fifi previously re-V ferred to is formed at the side of the slider be` tween the inturned portions 56, this being best shown in Fig. 10. It will be understood that on v the opposite side of the slider there is no need for a detent lip such as the lip AQ, and none is provided.

The ends of the guide rail are so shaped( as to stop Ythe slider from slidingcff the rail. In

the face wall 26 were made of thick metal,rinV

stead of being made of thin metal with a ange bent outwardly as shown.

The nishing ring is also preferably provided with an inside flange 32. This helps improve the appearance of the case whenv open. It also helps hold the lining material 34 in place, the latter usually being made of a suitable fabric, although thin leather or other material may be employed.

The vparts which make up one side of the frame are shownV separated in Figs. 3 through '7 of the drawings. The covering material I8 shown in Fig. 7 is preliminarily stretched taut around the spreader'ring 26 of Fig. 6, with the aidof cement if desired. The clamping ring 22 of Fig. 5 is then Yforced into position, thereby anchoring the covering material in place. The lining material 34 of Fig. 4 Vmay then be added, and if desired, may be cemented tofthecoveringv material I8. The rings and 22 are vcompletely 'concealed in the finished case, and require no polishing, plating, or other nish. The finishing ring is shown in Fig. 3, and this is givenra high polish, and is preferably plated with precious metal. pressed into position, and is held frictionally, No special detents need be struck through the in-f side wall 24 (Fig. 8) of the finishing ring to hold the ring in position, andtherefore the inside appearance of vthe vcase is unmarred. One ofthe advantages of making the clamping ring 22 U` shaped in cross-section, as is best shown in Fig. 8, is that it provides a resilient fit against the finishing ring, and so holds Yit effectively by friction alone.

The lock is a slide lock, and referring to Figs. 1 and 2, it comprises a slider 40 slidable on a rail 42 and having a detent lip il which cooperates with a lug or rib 46 on the other half of the case.- The'lock is shown in greater detail in Figs. 9 and .10, referring to which it will be seen that the metal of the finishingring includes the' inside flange 32, the inside Wall l2d and the face wall26 previously referred to, but Vthe face wall is extended and folded sidewardly at 48, reverse'ly at 50, and. againreversely at 52, to form a rail which is symmetrical, andv T-shapedin section. Be-

Y. neath the rail 42 there is no outside flange (such as 28 in Fig. 8), but the absence of the outside liangeV is not conspicuous because of the'overhang Y of the rail 42.

' Onthe other ,half .ofthe'casa the iinishingiring Y includes the'insidewrflange 32, the inside wallji,

`It isY the present case the web of metal leading tothe reversely folded top of the T is cut away near the ends of thek rail, as is indicated at 58 in Fig. 10. The top of the rail is then bent downwardly or toward the casing, as shown at Gil, thereby preventing escape of the slider. i i ,Y

If desired, Vthe motion of the slider may be limited by additional means between a center position and one end position, in which case the rib'i is sloped as shown at S2 in Fig. l, at that end over which the slider moves.

Referring now to Fig. 1, the cigarettes are held in the case by elastic tapes @il and |55. These are 35 anchoredv at their ends by suitable metal clips secured to the frame. Such a clip is shown in per- A pair of'tongue's 'M project VfromV one of the walls, andare adapted lto be received through mating slots inthe frameof the cigarette case,

following which they are bent outwardly to lie flush in the frame. The wall 'lil is preferablythe inside wall, and the tongues 'Hl preferably project frornthe inside wall so that any pressure ex` erted by the tongues tends to close the walls 7B and 'l2 together, and soY prevents escape of the tape; ,Moreoven the tongues thenprevent sideward movement of the tape relative to the clip.

The inside wall'i is preferably bent inwardly on Y a curve, as is indicated at l. The elastic tape is thusY lbent around av bro'ad,rounded surface, .l

which minimizes wear of theY elastic tape. The

inside Wall'lll preferably projects above the wallV '12, thus elevating the tape.

Fig. 11 showsY the relation of the parts at one j side ofthe case, these partsincluding the covery ing material i8 stretched taut over spreader ring 2i) and held in place by means of clamping ring 22; The walls Zliand 2e of theflnishing ring also correspond to the parts previouslyV mentioned in connection with Fig. 8; The elastic tape @d is clamped between yinside wall 'lll and the outside Vwall 12 ofV theV clip, thelatterbeing secured inV Yposition by means of thertongues ls, The metal 4 of the inside wally. is Ydisplaced inwardly to pro,`

vide clearance for thertongues 'f so that the fin# 'ishing ring 'can be slid into position just as though the tape clips had Vnot be'en added.V Actually,

. the indentations for the tongues i'i areloca'lized outside the ends of the wall '12, so that Ythe wall 1 v 72 lies ush against theinside wall 24, of the A, finishing ring. fFig.Y l1' differs fromLfhS slightly for the sake of clearity inshowing the parts.;r It.;

will be understood that the metal clips are preliminarily secured to the ends of precut short lengths of elastic tape, and that the tapes together with the clips are assembled with the finishing ring before the finishing ring is added to the frame of the case. The frame yholds the tongues and tape tight.

In Fig. l it will be seen that the tapes are displaced, one being lower and the other higher, so that they miss each other when the case is closed. This permits them to be elevated, as shown in Fig. l1. That in turn facilitates insertion and removal of the cigarettes, and helps keep the case thin.

Fig. 13 shows the rim of the case at the hinge. Referring to Fig. 13, the face walls 26 of the finishing rings are extended outwardly for a short distance, and curved to cylindrical shape to provide hinge bearings i6. It will be understood that the hinge bearings on one side of the case lit between the hinge bearings on the other side of the case, as is most clearly seen in Fig. l. A hinge pin l1 is passed through the successive hinge bearings in order to join the sides of the case.

It is believed that the construction and method of assembly of my improved pocket case, as well as the many advantages thereof, will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description. The finished pocket case is handsome in appearance because of the band of metal around the center of the periphery when the case is closed, this band of metal being of contrasting color relative to the outside of the case, and preferably being brightly finished with a plating of previous metal. When the case is opened, this nish is seen at all exposed parts of the finishing ring, while the other rings of the frame are Wholly concealed. The frame is made of thin sheet metal which is readily worked, yet the resulting frame is sturdy because of the hollow, box-like shape of the frame, and the manner in which the parts are assembled together. The assembly is comparatively easy because the parts fit together with a frictional fit. In preferred form, the frame comprises three rings, one being a spreader ring about which the covering material is preliminarily stretched, another being a, clamping ring which is pressed frictionally into the spreader ring in order to hold the material in place, and the third being a finishing ring which in preferred form includes an inside flange, an inside wall, a face wall, and an outside ange. A neat and effective sliding lock is provided at minimum cost, for none of the parts need be soldered or brazed. When the case is used as a cigarette case, elastic tapes may be provided which are secured in position in a neat and inconspicuous manner. 1n fact, the clips holding the elastic are concealed by the elastic itself. Wear of the elastic is minimized because of the curvature given the inside wall of the clip at the bend of the tape.

Although a rectangular shape is preferred for a cigarette case, when a vanity case is made, the shape may be square, circular, or elliptical, With a circular or elliptical shape, a slide lock such as is here shown may be employed, with this difference, however, that the rail and slider are preferably curved on an arc conforming to the shape of the case, and the same applies to the rib which is encompassed by the lip of the slider. It

will also be understood that some of the features of the invention may be used without necessarilyY using all, one extreme example being that Mthe elastic tape and clips holding the same, while use- 6. ful for a cigarette case, would not be useful for a vanity case.

It will be understood that while I have shown and described my invention in a preferred form,

. changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as sought to be defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A pocket case having two hingedly related sides, at least one of said sides comprising a metal frame and flexible covering material stretched taut by said frame, said frame comprising three rings, namely, a spreader ring over which the covering material is stretched with the edges of said covering material turned inwardly about the spreader ring, a clamping ring pressed frictionally inside said spreader ring, to lock the covering material in position, and a finishing ring having an inside wall pressed frictionally radially inward of and against an exterior surface of the clamping ring and having a face wall coming over the clamping ring.

2. A pocket case having two hingedly related sides, each side comprising a Imetal frame and flexible covering material stretched taut by said frame, said frame comprising a concealed ring over which the covering material is stretched, with the edges of said covering material turned inwardly over the outside of the ring and then reversely inside the ring, and a finishing ring having an inside wall forced within the concealed ring, a face wall coming over the concealed ring and the reverse bend of the covering material, and an outside flange pressed flush against the covering material outside the concealed ring, the flange of said finishing ring being narrower than the aforesaid inwardly turned covering material at the periphery of the case but having a width suilicient to simulate the use of thick metal for the frame, the aforesaid face wall-s coming into face to face contact when the case is closed, and the outside flanges then being contiguous and presenting a color contrast to the covering material around the periphery of the case.

3. A pocket case having two hingedly related sides, at least one of said sides comprising a metal frame and flexible covering material stretched taut by said frame, said frame comprising a concealed ring over which the covering material is stretched with the edges of said covering material turned inwardly, and a finishing ring having an inside flange, an inside wall forced within the concealed ring, a face wall coming overlthe concealed ring, and an outside ange pressed ush against the covering material outside the conceaied ring, and a lining material having its periphery disposed between the covering material and the aforesaid inside flange of the finishing ring.

4. A pocket case having two hingedly related sides, at least one of said sides comprising a metal frame and flexible covering material stretched taut by said frame, said frame comprising three rings, namely, a spreader ring over which the covering material is stretched with the edges of the covering material turned inwardly about the spreader ring, a clamping ring pressed inside the spreader ring to lock the covering material in position, and a finishing ring having an inside wall forced radially inward'of and against an exterior surface of the clamping ring, a face wall coming over the clamping ring, and an outside ilange pressed iush against the covering material outside the spreader` ring.

5. A pocket case having two vhingedl'y related sides, each side comprising a metal frame and flexible Vcovering material stretched taut by' said frame, said frame comprising three rings,

namely, a spreader ring over whichY the covering Y material is stretched with the edges of said cov"V ering material turned inwardly about the spreader ring, and then reversely inside'the ring, a clamping ring pressed inside said spreader ring to lockrthe covering material in position, and a aforesaid face walls coming into face to face 'contact when'the case isV closed, and the Voutside anges then being contiguous and presenting a color contrast to the covering material around the periphery of the case.

6. A pocket case having two hingedly related sides, at least one of said sides comprising a metal frame and flexible covering materialV stretched taut by said frame, said frame cornprising three rings, namely, a spreader ringV over which the covering material is stretched with the edges of said covering material turned inwardly about the spreader ring, a clamping ring pressed tominimize wear of the tape, and a pair of tongues' projecting outwardly from the lateral edges of` the inner wall and ,being received through Vlmating slots in the inside wall of the aforesaid finishing ring.

10. A cigarette case having two hingedly related sides, each side comprising a rectangular metal frame and flexible covering material stretched taut by said frame, said frameV comprising three rings, namely, a spreader ring over which the covering material is stretched with the edges of said covering material turned inwardly about the spreader ring, a clamping ring pressed inside said spreader ring t Vlock the covering material in position, and a finishing ring having an inside wall forced within the clam-pingring, aface wall coming over the clamping ring, and an outside flange pressed flush againstfthe covT ering material outside the spreader ring, a nexible tape extending across each side ofthe case to hold the cigarettes therein, the ends of said tapes being anchored in position by metal clips, each clip comprising reversely folded wallsbetween which the end ofthe tape is clamped, and` aY pair of tongues projecting outwardly from the inner wall andbeing receivedY throughY mating,

Y i slots in the inside wall of the aforesaid nishing inside said spreader ring to lock the covering material in position, and a iinishing ring having an inside flange, an inside wall forced radially'inward of and against an exterior surface of the clamping ring, a face wall coming over the clamping ring, and an outside flange pressed flush against the covering material outside the spreader ring, and a lining material having its periphery disposed between the covering material and the aforesaid inside flange of the finishing ring.

'7. A slide lock for a pocket case having hinged frames,V one of said frames having an outward extension folded sidewardly, reversely and again reversely to provide a symmetrical T-section rail, a slider reciprocable on said rail, a detent depending from said slider, and a lug or rib Von the other frame adapted to be engaged by said detent when the slider is moved to locking position, the ends of said rail being so shaped` as to stop the slider from sliding 01T the rail.

8. A slide lock for a pocket case having hinged frames, one or" said frames having an outward extension folded sidewardly, reversely, and again reversely to provide a symmetrical T-section rail, a hollow sheet metal slider reciprocable on said rail, "a detent depending from one side of said slider, and a lug or rib on the other frameadapted t0 be engaged by said detent when the slider is moved to locking position, the ends of said rail being bent toward the case to stop the slider from sliding off the rail.

9. A cigarette case having two hingedly related sides, at least one'sidecomprising a rectangularmetal frame including a iinishing ring having an linside wail, a flexible tape. extending across the case to hold the cigarettes therein, the endsV of said tape Ybeing anchored in position by metal clips, each clip comprising reversely folded walls between which the end of the tape is clamped, the

inner of said reversely foldedV walls extending above the outer of said walls and having its free end bent inwardly in the 'direction ofthe tape fus ring, said tongues being held ,between said finishing ring and said clamping ring.

11. A .pocket ease'naving twe'iiingedly related sides, eachY side comprising a metal frame, and

iiexible Vcovering Vmaterial stretched taut by said 1 frame, said frame comprising a concealedring over which the covering material is stretched with the edges of said covering material turned inwardly, and a finishing ring having an inside wall forced within't-he concealed ring, anda face Ywall coming over the concealed ring, and a slide lock Yfor said case at a point oppositeV the hinge, the metal of the nishing ring on one side Vof the Vcase having an outward extension which is folded sidewardly, reversely, and again reversely to pro- YVide a symmetricalY T-section rail, Ia slider recip-Y rocable on said rail, a detent depending #from one side of said slider, thenishing ring of the other side of the case having an outward 'extension providing a rib adapted to be engaged by said detent when the slider is moved to locking position, the ends of saidrailbeing so shaped as to stop the slider from sliding'oif the rail."

l2. A pocket case having two hingedly related.y

sides, each side comprising a metal frame and flexible covering material stretched taut by said frame, said frame comprising a concealedV ring f .over which the covering material is stretched with the edges of saidlcovering material turned inwardly, and a finishing ring having-an inside wall forced withinV the concealed ring, a face wall coming over the concealed ring, and an outside angepressed us-h against the covering material outside the concealed ring, said outside ange having a width suflicient to simulate Vthe use of thick metal for the frame, the metal of said finishing ring on one side of said case having an outward extension which is folded side- Y wardly, reversely,'and again reversely to provide a symmetricalY T-section rail, a slider recipro` cable on said raila detentY depending from one side of said slider, the finishing ring of the other side of the case having an outward extension pro-Y viding a rib adapted to be engagedby Vsaid'detent,

whenY the slider is moved tolocking position, the

slider from sudingeir dieren,` f Y ends of said rail being Vso shaped as to stop' the l' pocket'cae having two hingedlyrelatedY Y sides, each side comprising a metal frame and exible covering material stretched taut by said frame, said frame comprising three rings, namely, a spreader ring over which the covering material is stretched with the edges of said covering material turned inwardly about the spreader ring, a clamping ring pressedinside said spreader ring to lock the covering material-in position, and a finishing ring having an inside wall forced radially inward of and against an exterior surface of the clamping ring, a face Wall coming over the clamping ring, and an outside iiange pressed nush against the covering material outside the spreader ring, and a slide lock for said case at .a point opposite the hinge, the metal of said finishing ring on one side of the case having an outward extension which is folded sidewardly, reversely, and again reversely to provide a symmetrical T-section rail, a slider reciprocable on said rail, a detent depending from one side of said slider, the finishing ring of the other side of the case having an outward extension providing a rib adapted to be engaged by said detent when the slider is moved to locking position, the ends of said rail being so shaped as to hold the slider against removal from the rail.

14. A pocket case having two hingedly related sides, at least one of said sides comprising a metal frame and exible covering material stretched tautby said frame, said frame comprising a concealed ring having a surface wall, a bevel wall outside the surface wall, and an edge wall, said covering material being stretched over said surface, bevel and edge walls and then folded reversely inside the ring, and a finishing ring having an inside wall, a face wall and an outside flange, said face wall facing the other side of the case, and said inside wall and outside flange extending from the face wall away from the other side of the case, said inside wall being forced slidably in position inside the concealed ring With a friction fit and being unmarred by detents or the like, said face wall coming over the concealed ring and the reversely folded covering material, and said outside ange being pressed against the covering material outside the concealed ring, said flange presenting a band of color contrast relative to the covering material around the outside peripheral edge of the case.

15. A metal clip for holding the end of an elastic retaining tape used in a cigarettecase having a frame, said clip comprising relatively flat reversely folded walls between which the end of the elastic tape is to be clamped, one of said walls extending beyond the other wall and having its free end bent away from the said shorter wall to minimize wear of the tape, and a pair of tongues formed integrally with and projecting from one of said walls in a direction opposite the direction of the bend of the free end of the longer wall and adapted to be received through mating slots in the frame of the cigarette case.

16. A metal clip for holding the end of an elastic retaining tape used in a cigarette case having a frame, said clip comprising reversely folded walls between which the end of the elastic tape is to be clamped, one of said walls extending beyond the other wall and having its free end bent away from the other or shorter wall to minimize wear of the tape, and a pair of tongues projecting from the lateral edges of the longer wall ypast the lateral edges of the shorter wall, and adapted to be received through mating slots in the frame of the cigarette case, whereby the tongues help hold the end of the tape in position in the clip.

17. A cigarette case having two hingedly related sides, Ieach side comprising a rectangular metal frame including a finishing ring having an inside wall, a flexible tape extending across each side of the case to hold the cigarettes therein, the ends of said tapes being anchored in position by metal clips, each clip comprising relatively iiat reversely folded walls between which the end of the tape is clamped, the inner of said reversely folded walls extending above the outer of said walls and above said finishing ring, and having its free end bent inwardly in the direction of the tape in order to minimize wear of the tape, and a pair of tonguesprojecting outwardly from the lateral edges of one of the said walls and passing through mating slots in the inside wall of the aforesaid finishing ring,

18. A pocket case having two sides, at least one side comprising a metal frame and flexible covering material stretched taut by said frame, said frame comprising three rings, namely, a spreader ring which is angle-shaped in crosssection in order to provide a surface wall and an edge Wall which is substantially perpendicular to the surface wall, said covering material being stretched over said surface and edge walls of said spreader ring, with the edge of said covering material being turned reversely around the edge wall, a clamping ring which is U-shaped in section, said clamping ring being pressed into the spreader ring, with the outer wall of the U bearing against the reversely turnededge of the covering material and being collateral to the edge wall of the spreader ring, said clamping ring serving to lock the covering material inposition, and a finishing ring which is generally angle-shaped in section to provide an inside wall and a face wall, and which has an outside flange turned outwardly from the edge of the face wall, said iinishing ring having its inside wall force radially inward of and against an exterior surface of the inner wall of the clamping ring and having its face wall coming over the clamping ring and over the folded edge of the covering material, said outside flange being pressed flush against the covering material outside the spreader ring.

19. A pocket case having two sides, at least one side comprising a metal frame and flexible covering material stretched taut by said frame, said frame comprising three rings, namely, a spreader ring which is angle-shaped in cross-section in order to provide a surface wall and an edge wall which is substantially perpendicular to the surface wall, said covering material being stretched over said surface and edge walls of said spreader ring, with the edge of said covering material being turned reversely around the edge wall, a clamping ring which is U-shaped in section, said clamping ring being pressed into the spreader ring, with the outer wall of the U bearing against the reversely turned edge of the covering material and being collateral to the edge wall of the spreader ring, said clamping ring serving to lock the covering material in position, and a finishing ring which is generally angle-shaped in section to provide an inside wall and a face wall, and which has an inside flange turned inwardly from the edge of the insidewall and an outside flange turned outwardly from the edge of the face wall, said nishing ring having its inside wall forced radially inward of and against an exterior sur- Yface of the inner wall cf the clamping ring and having its face wall coming over the clamping ring and over the folded edge of the covering material, said outside flange being pressed flush against the covering material outside the spreader ring, and 'there being lining material insidethe covering material with the periphery of the lining material between the aforesaid inside flange and ,the covering material. 5

MAX KAPLAN.

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